Vanilla and jam biscuits

Ingredients

1 Tbsp	Golden syrup
½ cup	Brown sugar
1	Egg
200 g	Unsalted butter, softened
1 tsp	Vanilla essence/extract
1 ½ cups	Self raising flour
½ cup	Plain flour
1 to spread	Strawberry jam (Main)

Vanilla Filling

80 g	Unsalted butter
1 cup	Icing sugar, sifted
1 tsp	Water, warm
1 tsp	Vanilla essence/extract (Main)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180 degC.
2. Place the butter and sugar in an electric mixer and beat for 8-10 minutes or until pale and creamy.
3. Add the egg, golden syrup, vanilla and flours and beat until a dough forms.
4. Roll teaspoonsful of the dough into balls and place on baking trays lined with non-stick baking paper. Lightly press to flatten.
5. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until just golden.
6. Place on a wire rack to cool completely.
7. To make the vanilla filling, place the butter, icing sugar, water and vanilla in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
8. Spread half the biscuits with the filling and jam. Sandwich with the remaining biscuits.